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hawkwing_lbSo I was thinking about maybe going to Readercon next year, if it turned out that the incoming funds gave me enough leeway to fly to Boston. People had told me it was awesome.
After this?
Nope. Definitely not conventioneering. My handful of experiences with Organised Fandom En Masse in the past have proved tremendously alienating. I've no intention of coupling that with a convention whose managing board can't even be arsed to explain why it isn't following its own stated policies on harrassment. (Zero-tolerance policies have their own problems, but a two-year ban isn't even a slap on the wrist. And zero-tolerance is the policy they have. Retroactive rewriting is not good.)
Which is sad, because flights to Boston are cheap, relatively speaking, and so many lovely people who I'd like to see live in the Americas and get together for conventions.
Maybe there should be an alternate party. In protest.
After this?
Nope. Definitely not conventioneering. My handful of experiences with Organised Fandom En Masse in the past have proved tremendously alienating. I've no intention of coupling that with a convention whose managing board can't even be arsed to explain why it isn't following its own stated policies on harrassment. (Zero-tolerance policies have their own problems, but a two-year ban isn't even a slap on the wrist. And zero-tolerance is the policy they have. Retroactive rewriting is not good.)
Which is sad, because flights to Boston are cheap, relatively speaking, and so many lovely people who I'd like to see live in the Americas and get together for conventions.
Maybe there should be an alternate party. In protest.
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Date: 2012-07-28 05:05 am (UTC)God. I don't want to do that tired cynical "Oh, I'm not shocked" thing, but I'm sort of appalled at how unsurprised I am. BNF (who's not even all that fucking B from where I'm standing) does something and gets a slap on the wrist because, sheesh, it was just a misunderstanding, girls! It's so...typical of fandom. There are already people wailing that those who don't like this are lacking in compassion because, gee, you gotta give people a chance to grow and improve themselves and get better!
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Date: 2012-07-28 01:05 pm (UTC)But fuck. I'm just pissed that once again, women get thrown to the wolves. I was thinking hopefully about going to Readercon this coming year.
Sigh. Maybe I will just have to visit Texas instead. :P